catapult magazine
vol. 5, num. 22 :: 2006.12.01 — 2006.12.15
How "busy" is too busy? Most North Americans seem to struggle with an inability to decide what really matters and focus their time accordingly. How do we engage the proper rhythms of work and rest? What happens when we don't?
Feature
Get out of the mosh pit
A personal story and an overview of principles for life balance.
Editorial
Shifting the fulcrum
On giving up the balancing act for authentic re-centering.
Articles
Seeking boredom
What happens when a child-like boredom meets adult busyness.
Late night thoughts on keeping the Sabbath
Might a fast teach us how to better "chop wood, carry water"?
How are you?
On cultivating a new attitude toward the busier-than-thou game.
Gallery
In case you missed it the first time
Hat-head
What brings us to recognize the symptoms of prioritization in our lives?
Taking a deep breath
Creating a home that is right respite for yourself and others.
Sabbath-keeping
A timely reminder that Sabbath is a gift, not a burden.
Weaving the web
Stillness
Scott Russell Sanders reflects on the transformative power of a few hours of solitude.
A Light Shines in the Darkness
An intergenerational advent resource created by Jim and Kathy McGinnis and Mary Webber.
Spiritual gifts
Elizabeth Hunter on ways to give thoughtful "spiritual gifts" for the holidays.
daily asterisk
I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
qtd. in The Blue Sweater
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